The Citadel Faculty Council
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 24, 2005

Professor Bill Woolsey, Chair of the Faculty Council, called the meeting to order at 11:00AM in Bond Hall 295.

Members attending: Professors Trautman, Hoyle, Woolsey, Moody, Lally, Calloway, Knapp, Grenier, Mays, Politano, McKinney, Crawford, Davakos, Carter, Niksch, Harbaugh, and Davis.

Members absent: Professors Hewett, Murray, Andrade, Hammond, Hurren, and Gustafson

Approval of Agenda: approved

Approval of Minutes: the minutes were corrected to show that Prof. Preston attended for Profs. Knapp and Grenier.

Reports:

1. Update on committee referrals

1. Parking - No report
2. Gate Closing - referred to Campus Affairs
3. Greater Issues Speakers - the committee has asked for clarification on some points.
4. Background Searches - Still working. The Provost has put a halt to background check for faculty candidates, but it was reported that the forms are still being given to some candidates.
5. Salary Compression - still working

2. Computer Services Report - Prof. Plemmons reported for the committee on the request to examine college/ITS policy to support only Gateway computers.
   

   Computer Services Committee Recommendation (Approved February 1, 2005)
   The Computer Services Committee recommends that the ITS policy regarding the purchase and support of Gateway computers be maintained in its present form and intent. We find the policy to be sensible. It has proven itself to be a good policy in keeping support costs low and the quality of services high. Also, we find the policy to be flexible in providing support for non-Gateway computers, where the departments or faculty members are required to purchase "bundled" software and hardware systems.

3. Committee on Committees Report (Prof. Mays)
   Prof. Woolsey explained that FC had voted on the charter for the Evaluation of Instruction Committee before Committee on Committees had reviewed it. C on C had concerns about the number of representatives (15) and recommended 10 (3 from each cluster and 1 ROTC faculty. All other committees with 15 members deal with money. The resolution will be taken up under new business.
4. Uniform survey update. Prof. Politano reported that the survey is in development and that graduate students are interested in helping. The committee hopes to have a preliminary instrument available for review before spring break.
5. Cadets in the street. Prof. Niksch reported that he spoke with the assistant commandant and 2^nd battalion commander. It is a courtesy issue that will be addressed with the cadet chain of command. The closing of Jones Ave. for demolition and construction may also help resolve the problem.
6. Veterans program update. Prof. Woolsey reported that the ad hoc committee chaired by Col. Lake supports reopening the program to honorably discharged veterans on a resource available basis. The resolution goes to Academic Board in March.
7. President search. Prof. Woolsey announced that Prof. Bebensee is the FC representative on the search committee.
8. Retirement letters – Prof. Woolsey said he received thanks from Gen. Grinalds and Gen. Mace for the letters of appreciation from FC. The letter about Gen. Grinalds was published in the Post & Courier as a letter to the editor.

Old Business

1. Support for computers other than Gateway. Council accepted the Computer Services Committee recommendation (see Reports: 2.)

New Business

1. Resolution by Faculty Council, February 24, 2005
The charter of the Evaluation of Instruction Committee is amended as follows. The current language:


1. Representation:
   The Committee on Committees will select one member from each academic department (including the library) to serve on the committee. Academic faculty membership is restricted to tenured and tenure-track faculty who have been employed at The Citadel for at least one full academic year at the time they begin committee service.

shall be replaced by the following:

1. Representation
   The Committee on Committees selects nine members from different academic departments to serve on the committee with equal representation from each of the following groups: 1) Business Administration; Education; Health, Exercise and Sports Science; Psychology; 2) English, History, Library, Modern Languages, Political Science; and 3) Biology, Chemistry, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Math and Computer Sciences, Physics. One ROTC faculty shall also serve on the committee. Academic faculty membership is restricted to tenured/tenure track faculty who have been employed at The Citadel for at least one semester at the time they begin committee service.

Prof. Mays moved to accept the resolution and Prof. Trautman seconded the motion.

Discussion:
Prof. Woolsey said the language for the resolution was taken from the standard 9-member committee charter.

Prof. Davakos asked about the status departmental clusters and basing representation on schools. The cluster/school issue needs to be resolved, but FC is not the group to resolve it. Committee on Committees should do it next fall.

Prof. Lally said the SEI subcommittee deliberated at length on the mission and charter for the committee and felt that each department should be represented, ROTC fall under a different rubric and so was not included, and that there will be a great deal of work for this committee to do.

Prof. Crawford asked about departments with small faculties. Prof. Woolsey replied that C on C was concerned with the ability of small department to fill the committee.

Prof. Niksch said that ROTC faculty are evaluated by the same methods, although not for tenure, but for retention. This information goes into their personnel file and impacts their careers.

Prof. Davakos offered an amendment to staff the committee with one representative from each school, plus the library and ROTC, for a total of seven members. There was no second and the motion failed.

Prof. Callaway offered an amendment to staff the committee with two representatives from each school, plus the library and ROTC. There was no second and the motion failed.

Prof Lally proposed to change the language of the last sentence of the resolution from "faculty who have been employed at The Citadel for at least one semester at the time they begin committee service" to "employed one full academic year".

Prof. Trautman seconded that amendment and the motion carried unanimously.

Prof. Lally moved to delete membership of ROTC faculty from the motion. Prof. Trautman seconded the motion. The motion failed with 3 yes votes and 11 no votes.

Council then voted on the resolution which reads as follows:

1. Representation

The Committee on Committees selects nine members from different academic departments to serve on the committee with equal representation from each of the following groups: 1) Business Administration; Education; Health, Exercise and Sports Science; Psychology; 2) English, History, Library, Modern Languages, Political Science; and 3) Biology, Chemistry, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Math and Computer Sciences, Physics. One ROTC faculty shall also serve on the committee. Academic faculty membership is restricted to tenured/tenure track faculty who have been employed at The Citadel for one full academic year at the time they begin committee service.

The motion carried with 11 yes and 3 no votes.

2. Faculty House. Prof. Woolsey said there have been requests to reopen the Faculty House.
   Prof. Crawford made the following motion:
   

   The Faculty House has served a valuable role as both a lunch facility and meeting place. Faculty Council urges that every effort should be made to reopen the Faculty House.

   Prof. Lally seconded the motion.

   Prof. Knapp said that asbestos removal is cost prohibitive and that several uses for the building have been proposed. FC should be brought up to date on the status of the building.

   Prof. Trautman added that extensive renovations were needed to bring it up to code and there had been plans to rent it to a religious group to pay for renovations until asbestos abatement drove up the cost.

   Prof. Woolsey will find out who has the answers and he will invite this person to the next FC meeting.

The meeting adjourned at 12:00